Korean word

규정

Pronunciation

Romanizationkyujeong

Meaning

  • nounregulation

Example

회사에는 규정이 많아요.hoe sa e neun kyu jeong i ma na yo

The company has many regulations.

Illustration for 규정 (regulation)

More examples

규정에 따라 행동하세요.kyu jeong e tta ra haeng dong ha se yo

Please act according to the regulations.

Core concept

A documented rule or procedure that an organization expects people to follow.

Common phrases

  • 교통 규정kyo tong kyu jeong

    traffic regulations

  • 규정에 따라kyu jeong e tta ra

    according to the regulations

  • 내부 규정nae bu kyu jeong

    internal regulations

Similar words

규칙kyuchik: A settled standard for how people should act or carry out an activity together.
지침chichim: A recommended course of action that provides practical direction without always being absolute.
약속yakssok: An agreement to do something or to meet at a particular time and place.
관습kwanseup: A long-standing practice accepted as normal within a society or group.

Definition in Korean

회사나 학교 등에서 서면이나 규칙집으로 정해 놓은 행동의 기준이나 절차.hoe sa na hak kkyo teung e seo seo myeo ni na kyu chik jji beu ro cheong hae no eun haeng dong ui ki ju ni na cheol cha

Word origin

규 (gyu, "standard") refers to a standard and 정 (jeong, "set or fixed") to something established, giving the word its sense of a formally fixed rule.

Usage tips

  • When a notice refers to this kind of rule, it usually points to an established organizational standard rather than a personal preference or casual agreement.

Other meanings

  • provisionnoun

Related words

  • 규정되다kyujeongdoedabe stipulatedverb
  • 규정안kyujeongandraft regulationnoun

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